Senate Doc #1489S  

                                                   Approved   3/2/89



                                      APC #6



                Requirements for Admission to Certification Program



        Effective:   Fall, 1989



        Add on p. 105 a new paragraph inserted between the first and second

        paragraphs (after "any UNCA student." and before "Certification

        Requirements.") 



        Teacher Education Program Admission Requirements 



        All students who seek formal admissions to the Teacher Education

        Program must fulfill these requirements:  



        1.  Junior standing in the undergraduate curriculum.  In some

            cases students in their sophomore year may be formally     

            admitted to the Education program.  (This assumes that

            students have completed most of the General Education

            courses.)



        2.  A 2.5 cumulative grade point average for all course work

            taken at UNCA.



        3.  Demonstration of successful completion of Educ 310

            Introduction to Education, K-l2, by achieving a C grade or

            higher.



        4.  Acceptable scores on the National Teachers' Examination

            (NTE) Core Battery I Test of Communication Skills and Core

            Battery II Test of General Knowledge as determined by the

            North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction.



        5.  Positive review of the student's file by the Teacher

            Education Committee based on a rating of average or higher

            for each of the abilities and characteristics listed on the

            "Requirements for Certification" form issued by the

            Education Department.



        Environmental Impact:



        This admissions policy is not expected to significantly affect the

        numbers of our majors.  22% of our students who took Educ 310 over

        the last two years achieved less than a 2.5 G.P.A. by the end of

        that semester.  However, only 14% of these students or 3% of the

        population considered have subsequently been admitted into the

        Education Department.  



        Rationale:  



        These admissions standards respond to the requirements placed on

        our Teacher Education Program by the National Council for

        Accreditation of Teacher Education.  The purpose of these standards

        is to ensure a high level of achievement within our teacher

        education program and the high quality of our graduates.  The


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        adoption of these standards will place our admissions policies in

        line with other Teacher Education Programs in the state.  


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